Biggest Gaming News of the Week: 2/7/22 - 2/13/22

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February brings with it Nintendo's big Direct for the first half of the year, while Microsoft reaffirms its multiplatform promise with Activision Blizzard, in this week's gaming news. Game Rant has compiled some of the biggest gaming news stories from this past week together into a concise post for fans and enthusiasts to stay up to date on the most important events in the industry per week. Highlighting the most relevant stories, this list is not inherently and totally objective, and will not contain every news story this week. Rather, this is intended for gaming fans who want a quick rundown on the largest/most impactful stories that occurred in the last week in games.

In this week's gaming news, a new Nintendo Direct brought reveals for already-announced games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, as well as brand-new announcements for upcoming titles like Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. PlatinumGames makes a public plea to Microsoft in an effort to potentially revive Scalebound. Meanwhile, Microsoft reaffirmed its multiplatform promise in the wake of the Activision Blizzard acquisition, all while Activision has confirmed details about 2022's Call of Duty title. All this and more in this week's roundup of the biggest news in the gaming industry.

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This week brought February's big Nintendo Direct showcase, bringing with it several reveals for Switch games coming in the first half of 2022. While some things were leaked beforehand, there were certainly plenty of surprises as well. Whether it was the additional Kirby and the Forgotten Land gameplay, the announcement of new DLC coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, or